COURSE NUMBER: MBA290T- 1
This course is cross-listed with the EWMBA Program.
COURSE TITLE: Innovative and Creative Leadership in Entrepreneurship
UNITS OF CREDIT: 3 units
INSTRUCTOR: Randy Haykin
E-MAIL ADDRESS: haykin@haas.berkeley.edu
CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: http://bspace.berkeley.edu
MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Wednesday, 6:00PM-9:30PM
PREREQUISITE(S): None
CLASS FORMAT: Topics are covered through case studies and first-hand accounts from guest speakers.
REQUIRED READINGS: The course approach includes readings,
cases, guest lectures, discussions, exercises, individual assessment,
journaling, and group projects. We will draw from books on the theory of
creativity, case studies of innovative organizations and leaders, and guest
lecturers from a variety of creative industries, organizations and
perspectives. Professor Haykin has also developed a
series of online videos to augment some of the cases.
This course has a lot of (terrific)
reading and the goal is to saturate you with ideas from many leading writers
and practitioners. You will be called upon in class to evaluate what you’ve
read and discuss it.
Please do not comment in your final
evaluation of this class “Too much reading”. If you already have a heavy course
load or don’t like reading and critical thinking, then this course is not a
good choice for you. We mean it. Required readings will be from the
following books:
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: In addition to preparation of reading,
cases and class discussion, there will be three main assignments as part of
this course:
Group Exercise with Real-Time Company:
Your professor will be choosing 4-5 companies to work with the class. Each
company is seeking innovative solutions to its business needs. Students will
work together in teams to identify the “problem” or challenge to apply their learnings from the course to the “creative problem solving
process” with these companies. Findings will be presented during the last 3
weeks of class. Students who are already working on an entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial business are welcome to submit a challenge
from their business as well.
Personal Innovation Plans:
At the end of the semester, each student will submit a written, web-enabled or
video-taped/filmed PIP (Personal Innovation Plan), details of which will be
provided during the semester. The Plan will integrate learnings
from the semester, scores from self-assessment and will address areas of
leadership, team contribution and personal development. Some students will be
asked to present their plans in person to the class or in person.
Not required, but encouraged will be Journaling:
Each student may create and maintain a journal during the semester for tracking
critical learnings, thoughts from readings and class
discussion. Students may wan to record ideas
generated from the materials in this class and the online assessments that each
student will take and interpret. The journal can be a living document that can
include thoughts, feelings, drawings, clip-outs, photos, etc. The integration
of materials/thoughts from this journal (which can also be handed in at the end
of the semester as part of Final Project grade) will help inform the
development of a PIP. [Note: in past classes, some students have kept their
journals online, using a wiki, personal blog].
GRADING:
The course grade is based on the following scheme:
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This course builds upon a cornerstone of the Haas School of Business “Leading Through Innovation,” by exploring ways in which entrepreneurial organizations innovate, and defining the leadership attributes that unleash creativity in entrepreneurial organizations. This leadership course answers the question: “How do I best lead a creative/innovative entrepreneurial organization?”
The class is designed to expand upon
the Berkeley Innovative Leader Development (BILD) curriculum and complements
several key courses at Haas: the PFPS core course, the Applied Innovation course,
and Lester Center courses (such as Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation,
and New Venture Finance).
The course uses examples from highly
creative and innovative companies in technology, social/impact and consumer
markets, to help future leaders understand what has worked and what has not
worked in the past, and explores each student’s latent creative leadership
potential through 3 levels: individual/personal (theory of how creative
people think and work), team (best practices for ways in which top teams
interact) and organizational (cultural, strategic and structural).
The course encourages personal learning
and entrepreneurship. Students can choose to:
(b) apply the
course to a start-up that they are currently working with or launching.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed for students destined to lead or start an innovative,
entrepreneurial or “intrapreneurial” (corporate)
venture. It is also appropriate for students who may someday work within an
innovative entrepreneurial setting, such as one in the arts (record label,
movie studio, software development), sciences
(biotech, clean energy) or Internet (consumer, enterprise).
Goals for the course include learning how to:
The ultimate goal of the course is to
change the way each student views him or herself and re-design their focus on
career and leadership. Students are expected to leave this course with a better
understanding of themselves and how to recognize and drive their OWN
creativity in the business setting.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
The course offers a very comprehensive
set of readings, cases, discussions, exercises, and individual assessment of
what it means to lead and work for an innovative organization. The instructors
offer both training and hands-on experience in this arena.
Randy Haykin
– Haykin@haas.berkeley.edu
Currently on the faculty at the Haas
School, Randy has taught New Venture Finance and Innovation classes since 2007.
Randy has nearly 30 years of experience in entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial organizations. He was the Founding VP
Sales/Marketing at Yahoo!, followed by a 12-year career developing and leading
his own venture capital fund (Outlook Ventures - $200M under management). While
in previous roles at Apple Computer, Paramount/Viacom and AOL, Randy was
responsible for internal (“intrapreneurial”)
endeavors at each of these organizations – several of which were spun out to
form new units or companies.
Today, Randy
is focusing on Haykin Capital, which provides mentor
capital to many start-ups in the Bay Area. He gets involved in 2 companies at a
time, working hands-on with the founders and investing. At present, he is on
the board of two companies created by Haas grads!
Randy’s most
recent endeavors center around social/impact work. He co-founded The Gratitude
Network (http://gratitudefund.org) in
2011 and has run The Intersection (http://intersectionevent.com)
for the past 3 years.
Randy has
lectured or taught classes at Brown, Harvard B-School, Stanford, and University
of Edinburgh. In addition to his MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business,
Randy’s undergraduate degree at Brown University was in Organizational Behavior
and Management . Randy is also a graduate and
long-time participant in the Creative Education Foundation programs (annual
meetings and seminars on many topics of creativity) – http://www.creativeeducationfoundation.org/